Illustrations by Diane Zhou
50 illustrations found.
Digital Boom
the coming Internet land grab
America has forged many frontiers. British colonists initially considered their fledgling communities in New England to be nestled in frontier land. …
For Play
A scene from 1973’s The Mack: Pretty Tony and Goldie are embroiled in a high-stakes game of dice. China Doll emerges. …
I Need to Worry Less About You
an interview with Miranda July
Miranda July is a multi-disciplinarian working as director, actress, visual and performing artist, and writer. She has a digital art piece …
Perils of Lampedusa
North African Immigration to Europe
BROWN WOODEN CASKETS FILL the loading bay. There are 194 in total. They are split into three parallel lines, with a …
For Quicker Processing And Delivery
Telemarketing and the Decline of Print Media
Big Red, an ex-felon with “sinner” tattooed on his neck, is politely explaining to a woman from Louisiana that the American …
Lara and the Real Girl
Crofting the Female Body
[start hero] [end hero] A russian henchman pins Lara Croft against the plyboard of a shantytown hut, pawing his hands down …
Self-Aware Game
Look, You're Inside the Machine
Eminent game designer Tim Schafer recently asked himself a question: “Are games art?” His response: “Oh man, who cares.” But as …
Optimize Your Valentine's Day
A Communication Guide
You have champagne, chocolate, candles, and a copy of Casablanca. All the pieces are there, but now it’s go-time and your …
Waiting For It
An interview with improvisors TJ & Dave
Every once in a while, an artist or ensemble emerges that reminds the medium of its own possibilities. Emerges is the …
Week in Review
Writfully Raunchy A group of literary types gathered in London’s In And Out Club this past Tuesday night. There was hype, …
UNTITLED (2012)
A Retrospective
My last relationship consisted of me, my boyfriend, and Tom Friedman. My boyfriend and I used to look at a book …
Inventory
Suxist In the wake of two well-publicized condemnations of art journalism—art market writer Sarah Thornton’s list of “Why Writing in the …
Landscaping Fine Arts
The promise of Art.sy's Genome Project
In 2011, the launch of Google Art Project brought the public instant access to seven billion pixels worth of artistic masterpieces …
In Argentina, An Excerpt
I write about cities because they are the only constant. I have existed in these places. This is a generous guarantee. …
Musical Chairs
Textual Improvisation with Nico Muhly
At age 31, Nico Muhly is already heralded as the premiere composer of his generation. The Providence local has collaborated with …
I Want to Punch Him in the Face
Discomfort comedy and the ironic generation
The film opens with a familiar sight: the mid-30s hipster donning a blank expression, a trendy button-down that snags on his …
War and Forgetfulness
Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge
Nuon Chea, the genocidaire, tells the court he needs a hat. The air conditioning, apparently, is making his head cold.After a …
Deep Breath
I - V I. He would start walking around a little bit in the fall. Thinking, Why am I holding these …
Early Voters
Does election day mean nothing to you?
A college student deciding to vote in the 2012 Presidential Election can find guidance at Countmore.com. There, he will enter his …
I'll Believe It When I See It
A photographic ghost story
In 1869, the spirit photographer William H. Mumler was brought to court in New York City. Perhaps best known for his …
Week in Review
Winged Woes Earlier this year, London’s Tate Modern hosted contemporary artist Damien Hirst’s first major retrospective on British soil. Frequently cited …
Hanging on Air
Airports as a venue for public art
This September, the Southwest Florida International Airport announced an addition to the terminal: the airport is acquiring “Dawn Forest,” a three-ton …
Inconvenient Truths
The struggle for justice and memory in Brazil’s Truth Commission
As the credits rolled last week on The Day That Lasted 21 Years, a film about Brazil’s 21-year military dictatorship screened …
Course Catalogue
ENGN1210-S01 Biomechanics Foundations. Diffusion and convection. Material properties of bone and muscle. Cardiac mechanics. Circulation: steady and unsteady flow, compliant tubes. …
This Is An Emergency
Meredith Stern’s call to action
This Is An Emergency, a project organized by local artist and printmaker Meredith Stern, combines both visual and written artworks that …
Comraderie in Cuba
On October 8, the day after Hugo Chavez was re-elected president of Venezuela, Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz printed a congratulatory …
Pulling a Swift One
There is no mention of the Horace Mann School for the Deaf on the webpage for the win-a-Taylor-Swift-concert contest, which is …
Replacement Parts
Sara Hendren is an artist, researcher, and writer who explores how design and art practices can inform techno-scientific research and knowledge-building. …
Jugaad
Last Friday, in the calm, early hours of the morning, Delhi University prepared for Student Union elections. Stout men with heavy …
Marriage to a 'T'
Owen still remembers being five years old and thinking that everyone was like Mr. Potato Head, his favorite toy. “I thought …
The Melting Phallus of Jin Shan's My Dad is Li Gang!
Jin Shan’s first show in the US consisted of a mock-up of the cosmos under which a silicone policeman dangled, periodically …
You Don't Get Pussy Riot
Chloe sevigny reading an activist’s letters to a crowd of people who describe themselves as “secretaries by day, arts activists by …
Party City
I sat with my mother in an unusually deserted Outback Steakhouse in Tampa, Florida on the final Monday of August. This …
Trading Races
This summer, two transactions made history in their respective sports. In the MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired first baseman Adrian …
The Subject Sam
a conversation with Sam Lipsyte
I first encountered Sam Lipsyte (’90) a little over a year ago after picking up The Ask, his third and most …
The Corn Supremacy
drought revives food vs. fuel debate
On September 10, Congress returned from summer recess, and both parties began the typical campaign season ritual of political posturing and …
What The Fuck?
in 2009, standup comedian Marc Maron was fired from the radio and media network Air America after it cancelled his political …
Week in Review
In Defense By Wednesday morning, a quiet had finally settled outside the Chicago Public Schools headquarters on 125 South Clark St. …
Inventory
tunes, tools, teenagers
ROOKIE YEARBOOK ONE Rookie Yearbook One proves there’s a teenage girl in all of us waiting to wear a paper crown …
Withering Bytes
preserving digital art. et tu DVD? et tu?
Over the course of two centuries, the Library of Congress was able to acquire, catalogue, and preserve 29 million books and …
Win Big, Lose Bigger
Financial security,” NightStalker explained, adding “I’d go into more detail, but since you are a college kid, I don’t want to …
Legislation Wars
the paper battle over Rhode Island reproductive rights
On Wednesday April 11, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee considered nine separate abortion-related bills. Although committee hearings were officially scheduled …
Off The Margins
At approximately 6:00 am on January 11, 2012, the decapitated bodies of an unidentified man and woman were found in a …
Uncanny
Even with a winter as mild as this last one, by late February I want nothing more than fresh food. I …
BALL SO HARD
After declaring for the 2010 NBA Draft out of Harvard, Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin got passed over for 60 other players. …
STOCKHOLM STIGMA
"Do you want a Hitler mustache?”Such was the offering to attendees of a political festival in Sweden last summer, where protestors …
Molecular Brainstorming
The Emerging Theory of Neutral Constructive Evolution
When you think about evolution, perhaps Darwin’s finches come to mind—and along with them, the idea that adaptations propagate in a …
Thrilling Food
Eating Bugs to Revolutionize the Food System
Challenge: watch The Lion King and decide that bugs do not look tempting. The multi-colored, neon grubs, beetles, and caterpillars look …
Musty Beginnings
Finding the Beauty in the Damp and Dark
Basements are sites of dank carpets and unrecognizable storage boxes. Once-prized possessions dwell in limbo: damaged too much to fully enjoy, …
Tales of Pokémastery
Cards and critters
Newsflash: Charizard is dead. I had no idea. This was my first mistake when I tried to enter the Pokémon Autumn …